Samsung 750 EVO SSD

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Just installed SSD drive on my laptop. Now start up time around 5 seconds what a difference and installed apps open in a wink of the eye.
 
That is awesome. I am really wanting to do this for both my work and home laptops. I want to upgrade the RAM from 4GB to 8GB and switch from normal HD to SSD. Do you have any advice? How did you know which model/size to get? Did you do the installation yourself?
 
4ftersh0ck said:
That is awesome. I am really wanting to do this for both my work and home laptops. I want to upgrade the RAM from 4GB to 8GB and switch from normal HD to SSD. Do you have any advice? How did you know which model/size to get? Did you do the installation yourself?
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Recently did exactly what you want to do.

Laptop was long out of warranty, so opened the back, found there to be only one 4GB stick, found out most compatible newer RAM sticks (by speaking to sales dept. at Wootware), ordered 2 Kingston ones for about R700 + the Samsung Evo 750 250GB SSD. Fitted myself, and I usually break more than I fix :)

There are clips on YouTube eg. my laptop Lenovo G570 ; you should find same or similar to yours, and there's not much that can or should go wrong. Just make sure you don't create static by walking around thick carpeting before opening the back & touching the components. I worked outside, on a cemented balcony.

I chose the Samsung as I read about issues with all others in this price category, and it's going for less than those from Crucial, Transcend etc. anyway http://www.wootware.co.za/samsung-m...ta6gb-s-nand-flash-2-5-solid-state-drive.html Have had it since June, and 100% so far.

In fact, ordered another one today for a PC upgrade.

EDIT : don't get the one with only 120GB for R879 - very tempting, but I was advised against it.
After putting the OS and other prog's on, the 250GB one is down to about 175GB usable space, so the OS and Lenovo software decreases it a lot - even on Windows 7.
 
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Thanks I O U for the feedback.

So did you actually take 4GB out and install 2 new 4GB chips? Did you need a bracket for the hard drive or did it fit perfectly in your laptop? I think this will make a huge difference in my life...I am using an i5 with 4GB RAM and working in Visual Studio.
 
4ftersh0ck said:
Thanks I O U for the feedback.

So did you actually take 4GB out and install 2 new 4GB chips? Did you need a bracket for the hard drive or did it fit perfectly in your laptop? I think this will make a huge difference in my life...I am using an i5 with 4GB RAM and working in Visual Studio.
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So did you actually take 4GB out and install 2 new 4GB chips?
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Sorry, gave you wrong info. - in my case, I had two 2GB sticks, and as I wanted 8GB, was forced into getting two 4GB ones. So, if you already have one 4GB one, you may only need another - the big issue is whether your machine can handle 1,333mhz or 1,666mhz RAM from what I understand - check with them at the retailer.

Also, check online for your model nos. documentation issued by the manufacturer. Within it, it should state the max # of GB's your machine can handle. In this case, it was stated at being 8GB, but people on forums o/seas mentioned getting 12GB working fine on it, but I didn't want to take that chance.

More info to follow ...
 
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Did you need a bracket for the hard drive or did it fit perfectly in your laptop?
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In the Lenovo I have, I used exactly the same bracket that the Western Digital 2.5" 750GB HDD was in.
Just opened laptop up again to check & compare dimensions - the HDD & SSD are exactly the same ; only difference is that the HDD sits a bit higher (ie it's a bit thicker compared to the SSD).

Just wrap the foil casing that the HDD is "clothed" in around the SSD, before screwing the SSD into the bracket - extra protection, I suppose ?

Also, you might be wary at first as you don't want to break anything - RAM slotting in, or with the SSD, but you need to be firm enough, so don't be scared. As long as you line up the SSD the right way around, it can only slot in one way. It's a confined space, but enough to get slotted in (obviously), just as you're able to get the HDD out.

... same with the RAM - just take note of the old one/s you take out, how they fitted in ; there should be spring-loaded clips you need to press, so the RAM slots jump up a bit. The one in my machine was bent, for some reason, so there was no 'spring' to it ; was a bit of a bugger getting it to stay put after putting the new RAM stick in.

Have fun.
 
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dingaanone said:
Just installed SSD drive on my laptop. Now start up time around 5 seconds what a difference and installed apps open in a wink of the eye.
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Sorry we hijacked your thread !
Is an absolute pleasure booting up, shutting down in seconds as well, and app response times, compared to a HDD.
 
Thank you for this. I have been scared to open my laptop and break it. I have opened up and worked in desktop machines before but never a laptop, so this is new ground for me. I need to now speak to the ministress of finance and motivate the upgrades.
 
If you install the Samsung SSD you can download Samsung's Data Migration software from their site and clone the new drive with your old HDD info. Only draw back is you are limited to around 250GB of data. Copy and remove data to a portable HDD or the cloud to keep your data.
 
4ftersh0ck said:
Thank you for this. I have been scared to open my laptop and break it. I have opened up and worked in desktop machines before but never a laptop, so this is new ground for me. I need to now speak to the ministress of finance and motivate the upgrades.
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ministress (of finance) :D
.. I don't have that problem !

Once you've done the first laptop, you'll wonder why you were even concerned in the first place.
Getting involved in a PC upgrade or build is to me more concerning, as there are more 'moving parts' to be concerned about. In the laptop, it's just the RAM, HDD/SSD and possibly fan. The rest is fixed in place.
 
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